1 : a branch of science concerned with the interrelationship of organisms and their environments. 2 : the totality or pattern of relations between organisms and their environment. 3 : human ecology. 4 : environment, climate the moral ecology; also : an often delicate or intricate system or complex the ecology of language.
published its Final Rule in the Federal Register placing tramadol into Schedule IV effective August 18, 2014. (Tramadol is a centrally acting opioid analgesic first approved for use in the U.S. in 1995 under the name âUltramâ.
Tramadol (Ultram) is an atypical opioid drug that is primarily utilized to help people manage moderate or severe pain. It is considered an âatypicalâ opioid due to the fact that it also prevents the reuptake of the neurotransmitters serotonin and norepinephrine.